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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: Neoreviews. 2014 Apr 1;15(4):e133–e150. doi: 10.1542/neo.15-4-e133

Table 3.

Association Between Feeds and NEC

Disease →
Exposure ↓
Disease (NEC)
Present
Disease (NEC)
Not Present
Total
Exposure to formula present (formula feeds) 5 (a) 45 (b) 50 (a + b)
No exposure to formula (human milk feeds) 1 (c) 49 (d) 50 (c + d)
Total 6 (a + c) 94 (b + d) 100 (a + b + c + d)

A 2 × 2 contingency table. NEC=necrotizing enterocolitis.